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AX2012 feature pack or base??

Microsoft has released two types of installation media for ax 2012.

1) Microsoft Dynamics ax 2012 base
2) Microsoft Dynamics ax 2012 feature pack

So now confused?? ;-) Which one you should go for??

Read the following release note by Microsoft.

"Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack is the Microsoft ERP solution for enterprises that empowers your people to anticipate and embrace change so your business can thrive. It constitutes our biggest releases that target five key industries: Manufacturing, Distribution, Services Industries, Public Sector, and Retail. This release also incorporates Microsoft Dynamics ERP RapidStart Services.

All of the industry solutions, Process Industries, Public Sector, Retail, and Service Industries, are now incorporated into the product and are installed the same way as other Microsoft Dynamics AX modules. Customers can enable or disable features by using configuration keys and can use features from multiple industry solutions. For example, a Public Sector organization can use the Retail POS capabilities, a pharmaceutical company involved in drug discovery and trials can use Service Industries and Process Manufacturing capabilities, or a wholesale distributor can use the Retail merchandising features."

Next release note by Microsoft.

"We strongly recommend that all Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 implementations move to using the Feature Pack"  

So as it is clearly mentioned by "microsoft". We should install the feature pack.

If you are creating a new server for development or production or r&d or testing, make sure to install the feature pack.

As a developer of ax i also feel that ax feature pack should be used. As the next localizations and future release are going to target the feature pack. It makes our life to have feature pack installed from the start.

Hope this information was help full for you.

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